Tobacco dugout

Here are some tobacco dugouts I made to try and sell at a local tobacco shop. They were really easy to make ,I used hickory and padauk. They have a sliding dovetail lid, and I used super glue to hold the metal inlays in. I found out it also works great as a gap filler with sawdust. I had to try something out to make this hobby start paying for itself. Thanks for looking.

I have always drilled out the bats. The bigger hole will make them easier to blow out. Just be careful to leave a little material at the tip to hold the tobacco. I also made a few of these that didn’t come with bats. They were used for prerolled cigarettes.